Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-01
Letter from Augusta.

| Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WAYNEsBoRo', Va, Oct 81, 1SS7.-There
was SNOW storm here last week that last
ed one day and snow fell to the depth OF
seven inches. We had rain and snow
storm yesterday.
This little town is located on South river,
near the junction Of the two railroads, and is
surrounded by hills aud mountains. The
scenery is beautiful. There are some very
old dilepidated buildings, and the main
street has ve1y little to attract attention oil
visitors. The merchants do not tx mp the
fronts of their stores and show off goods like
they do in most small villages and towns.
There is an excellent flour mill here, two
furniture manufactures and creamery.
The horsesare much larger than in Piedmont
seven inches wide. The coIored people arc
not as thrifty and intelligent as those east
OF the Blue Ridge mountains. Rev. A. X.
Cooke, pastor of the Presbyterian church
here is en- excellent preacher and is
greatly beloved by his members. Mrs.
Betty G. Winston, principal of Valley
Seminary has seventy six pupils. This is
Mrs. Winston's first session and is great
success. Mrs. Winston has erected large
and beautiful building and has three assist
ant teachers, Prof. J. B. Winston, Miss Ma
rinette Hopkins and Prof. VIM. Boiling.
The students of the Fishbourne Military
School here won beautiful elk flag at the
Staunton fair. The students have uniforms
and guns and drill beautifully. Prof. Corse
and Prof. Saunders are assistant teachers in
this school.
This isquite "dry place" but is frequently
"sprinkled with Staunton whiskey." There
ought to be a legislature sent to repeal OBJ
ectionable and foolish laws, and not to
make new laws. Every farmer should be
allowed to take his fruit and make brandy
without taxation. A law should be enacted
to imprison any ore that ia drunk for u
short time and pay fine. This prohibition
law has become most cruel and barbarous
one in Wichita, Kansas. From late news
in that excellent paper the ALEXANDRIA
GAZETTE, JAS A. Stewart was sentenced to
II years Imprisonment and q fine of $50 500
for number of counts against him for sell
ing whiskey. No civilized man ought to set
tie in Wichita, where such Incorporate and
blue laws exist. This will do for Bull
garia, Turkey or some of the barbsrous
countries of Africa, but 6 shame for "the
land of the Free" Does prohibition "pro-
hibit?" No! A gentleman visiting Atlanta
said, III got as much whisky as wanted
and it is used more than ever" Whitesand
negroes in this part Of Augusta county send
to Staunton and Jugs of whisky come by
express.
DR.. Meyers, an excellent; ply stefan of this
place, ssy5 he visited child in the noun
tains. and the parents said they wished the
doctor to prescribe for it. Upon examination
and inquiry the child had not been he'd
for long time and was only dirty, and the
doctor prescribed soap and water. The pa.
rents said they were afraid it would kill the
child the reason they had not done it,
Your correspondent thinks every company
who captured flag during the war should |
keep it to show its friends There is TO |
sign of animosity in doing So They would |
be viewed as curiosity and proof of ac-
tual service in war. ALLEGRO.